On 10/11/2017 23:51, bm wrote:
"Cherie Plum" wrote in message
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side entry inlet on cistern was slightly leaking. I undid the nut and
could see a broken washer so after googling and studying I bought some
fibre washers and screwed it all up and water rushed out of the back of
the nut. I redid it lots and once it almost held before gushing out. I
tried teflon tape but that was worse
more googling and I wonder if I cross threaded the plastic pipe (how
would I know visually?)
Off I went and bought an isolator and fitted that even cutting the pipe
myself! Now I could have my water on.
Tomorrow I will have another go.
Whats the odds of two fibre washers working?
A rubber one?
or will I need to buy a new fill valve?
Personally I'd go for rubber, fibre are a tad hard if mating surfaces are a
touch off kilter.
By isolator do you mean a "stop-end"?
Plastic pipe i've never used but surely you would have felt a cross thread?
As a last resort I'd try maybe 2 rubber washers (3 if there's room), PTFE
tape and careful tightening.
Plastic (new fill valve) is fairly expensive -
I had a cistern prob last weekend with a remote flush button, it wouldn't
flush.
Looked on google images, found the correct image which gave me the
manufacturer.
Phoned and collected a new one, bingo.
~£36 for a chromed plastic button + gubbins.
Oh Crikey (Billy Bunter), that equates to ~7 x fish'n'chips around here
Good luck with it.
Cheers.
My isolator is like a washing machine tap - compression fitting that
stops water going through the pipe.
I suspect the loud squeal I heard as I tightened the copper nut onto the
plastic pipe was the crossthreading! It looked a bit lopsided but next
time I kept it straight- however damage was probably done.
I will probably buy a new fill valve as the old one is loud and doesn't
cut off for a long time with drips for ten minutes after. I fitted one
upstairs last year, it worked initially but now I have to lift the
cistern lid and poke it to get it to work, not always, sometimes I can
turn a tap on downstairs and it suddenly starts to fill upstairs.
I am not too good at this plumbing game!
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